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LAB Activity 2 :

1. Use the ASCII code to write your first name or nickname in binary numbers
beginning with an uppercase letter and continuing with lowercase letters. Put
the letters of your name in the first column.

Letter Binary representation of the letter


C 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
h 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
r 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
i 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
s 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
t 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
i 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
a 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
n 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
D 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
a 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
v 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
e 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
You may need to expand the table depending upon the number of characters in your name.

2. On a separate sheet of paper, write a short message in ASCII. Exchange


messages with a partner and decode each other's message.

My message to my partner:

Letter Binary representation of the letter


K 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
e 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
e 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
p 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
G 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
o 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
i 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
n 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
g 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
Message : Keep Going
3. The ASCII code for a blank space is the decimal number 32, or the binary
number
0010 00002. Why do you think it is important to have a code for a blank
space?

Because the absence of a blank space might cause confusion. If words


are all combined and has no spacing, then it will be difficult to read.

Write here the name of your partner: Willa Lopez

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